adventures in gluten free food

Chocolate Waffles with Blackberry Coulis {Gluten Free}

Valentine’s Day pretty much has to be chocolate, doesn’t it? I really tried hard to think of some other ingredient to feature this week, but my mind just kept circling back to chocolate, chocolate, chocolate…

Last year I made a Chocolate and Raspberry Mini Layer Cake which was super cute and very pink. This year’s recipe is cut from the same cloth, so to speak, but rather than being a super sweet, rich, labour-intensive dessert, it’s more of a breakfast food. Chocolate for breakfast may seem a little extra, but if you can’t be OTT on Valentine’s Day when can you? (Side note: do people still say OTT? That expressions always makes me think of The Hills…which makes me feel super old.)

Because I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, these waffles aren’t particularly sugary. The Dutch cocoa gives them quite a bitter, dark chocolatey flavour which, personally, I prefer. You can increase the sugar content to 2-3 tablespoons if you want to, but the blackberries are so naturally sweet and tangy that they more than make up for the lack of sweetness in the waffles.

Add egg and oil, and gradually add milk, beating until the batter is thickly pourable.

Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of batter into the centre of the waffle iron and close the lid. Cook according to your waffle iron's instructions.

Remove cooked waffles from the iron and leave to cook on a cooling rack.

In a small pot, combine blackberries, sugar, and water. Bring to a boil, mashing up the blackberries as the soften.

Reduce heat to low, stir in the vanilla extract, and leave to simmer for 7 minutes, or until the blackberries are cooked and the liquid has reduced. If the mix becomes too dry, add 1-2 more tablespoons of boiled water.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool a bit before serving.

Spoon coulis over waffles, and serve with cream.

Notes

Keeping time: the waffles will keep for up to 36 hours in the fridge, and the coulis will keep for a week or so if stored in a sterilised jar.